Red Wings vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 17

The Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks -- both coming off wins in their last game -- will meet on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Sharks are underdogs away from home, at +130, and the Red Wings are -155.

Detroit earned a 2-1 victory at home its last time out on Oct. 15 against the Philadelphia Flyers. Six Red Wings players had one point each, including Anton Johansson (one goal) and Dylan Larkin (one assist).

San Jose won 3-2 in a shootout in its most recent contest on Oct. 15 on the road against the Nashville Predators, winning the shootout 1-0 to earn the victory. The Sharks got one point apiece out of six skaters in that matchup, including Igor Chernyshov (one assist) and Michael Kesselring (one assist).

Before watching this matchup, here's a glimpse at which club we predict will come out on top in Saturday's action on the ice.

Red Wings vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sharks 4 - Red Wings 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Red Wings vs. Sharks Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Red Wings-Sharks matchup.

• Favorite: Red Wings (-155)
• Underdog: Sharks (+130)

Red Wings Betting Insights

• In the five times this season the Red Wings have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 2-3 in those games.
• Detroit has not played a game with moneyline odds shorter than -155.
• The Red Wings have a 60.8% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• Detroit and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in three of seven games this season.

Sharks Betting Insights

• This season the Sharks have won three of the six games in which they've been an underdog.
• This season San Jose has won one of its three games when it's the underdog by at least +130 on the moneyline.
• The Sharks have a 43.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• San Jose has played three games this season with over 6.5 goals.

Red Wings Key Stats

• Detroit's 16 total goals (2.3 per game) rank 27th in the league.
• The Red Wings have allowed 20 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking sixth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
• Its goal differential (-4) ranks 23rd in the league.
• The four power-play goals the Red Wings have recorded this season (to rank 18th in the NHL) have come on 24 power-play chances.
• Detroit ranks 21st in the league with a 16.67% power-play conversion rate.
• Detroit has the league's 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (69.57%).
• Detroit wins 49.1% of its faceoffs to rank 20th in the NHL.
• The Red Wings shoot 7.4% as a team (29th in the league).

Sharks Key Stats

• With 18 goals (2.6 per game), San Jose has the league's 25th-ranked offense.
• The Sharks' total of 25 goals given up (3.6 per game) is 24th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -7, the team is 27th in the league.
• With four power-play goals (on 20 chances), the Sharks are 18th in the NHL.
• San Jose scores on 20.00% of its power plays, No. 14 in the league.
• The Sharks have one shorthanded goal (eighth in league).
• At 81.82%, San Jose has the 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• San Jose is 28th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (45.6%).
• With a shooting percentage of 9.6%, the Sharks are 26th in the league.